True West (1984)
Director:
Allan A. Goldstein
Writer:
Sam Shepard
Stars:
John Malkovich, Sam Schacht, Gary Sinise
Originally aired on American public television, True West is a filmed performance of the Steppenwolf Theater Company's production of Sam Shepard's sibling rivalry play. John Malkovich plays a drifter who comes back home to patch up differences--as well instigate new ones--with his brother, a Hollywood screenwriter played by Gary Sinise.